When deputies told the man he could not use his tablet while in court, he ignored them.“The gentleman wouldn’t put the tablet down; he kept using it,” King said.Two deputies came over and one reached for his Taser.The man continued arguing with the deputies, who dragged him out of the courtroom and into the hallway.“He was holding his hands up, saying, ‘Don’t touch me,'” King said.Deputies tried to place him in custody and he resisted, officials told Channel 2.One deputy deployed his Taser on the man, Jonesboro police Chief Franklin Allen said.When the stun gun didn’t work, another deputy shot the man in the buttocks, Allen said.

Now the Georgia Bureau of Investigation the shooting to see if the deputy was justified, but don’t be surprised if they will accuse Johnson of “reaching for the deputy’s gun,” which is a common excuse used to justify these shootings.

“It is unclear if the individual was reaching for the officer’s gun or if the officer reacted instinctively and drew his weapon, firing one shot striking the individual,” Jonesboro Police Chief Franklin Allen told CBS 46.

But a witness named Michael McQueen said the shooting was not justified.

“The guy was saying just, don’t put your hands on me,'” McQueen said. “The officer called for backup. Both of them had their tasers drawn and escorted him out in the hallway. You hear a tussle and then a gun shot.

“I didn’t see a reason to shoot that man,” McQueen said.

Prior to being dragged out of the courtroom and shot, a judge was about to order Johnson to pay $233-a-month for this three-year-old son in California.